The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
Vivid Sketch of q Scene
the Late Confedofa
A Night When Thousands "a
Were Ready and Eager to i
genial Work Of NIiln =
The New Diversion That l1
pying Society People Y \ :
! Evils That Are Being Brought 4
Interstate Law and the Constr
Upon 1t by the Railway 0iicl
HATRED OF THE Srel

HATRED OF THE NEGk
How It Was Exhibited in the stroe -
mond Less Than Six Mouthe
Special to the indianapolis Journax. zs 81 n
WASHINGTON, April 9.--Much has tGi M I
Washington this week about the coloes1i ~ III
South in connection with the refusal " IN ~
ma military companies to participate ID thxi1 W
al drill, to be held hers in May, because sos] = :
ored companies have been permitted - ~
an equal footing with the whites. But htfl< #
prise was expressed at any time on accoG1
this action, as the people in this cosmop@ = e
city understand the existing prejudics q mnn
portions of the South against the black& <j
Well do ! remember the hatred shown toword<
the blacks at Richmond, Va, during tho natio5 s
al convention of ths knights Of Labor, 1aSk f1I1 M
and the ridicule of the religious devotion az ~ ~
negroes during the earthquake terroro ~ "A
Charleston, S. c., last Sentember. I Mao ~ y
both places and shall never forget what raw
to prove the deep-seated race prejudicA existinE
at both places-one the capital Of the Confn1
acy, the other the scene OF the hripx 1< Nj
Sumter. It is improbable that more sf7pE0 - 81
ever shown towards the negroes Ia any n6elzcn
of the South than at Richmond only sk4 mokkh5
ago. Some of the most honest, candid and cools sl
headed old citizens told me at the time that il Ill
their lives at that city they never experisnced
more bitter expression towards any class Of peo-
pie, and never saw moro excitement, not excspt-
ing the hour when it was first announced that
General Grant was moving on the city with the
bulk of the Union army to subjugate Virginia T.
federal rule at the point of the bayonet il It cost
the lives of one hundred thousand Union soldisrS q
foda ssz<
in the Old Dominion And this, waa told "
men who fought for the South and its cause
from beginning to the end Of the war. did no,
overstate the scene that was presented durinr ~
least the first half of one night last Ssptsmber.
After the elapse of six months the picture comes
back with more vividness and impression than is
did on the day following. The excitement at tho
time did not permit ones power Of comprshsh.
sion to act fully.
In Richmond there is spirit OF ganerosity
prevailing and goodwill existing to an almost
abnorrQal degree Brt il is confined strictly 10
the whites. There isa cns-1 IS 81 j sesse y
urs of society. which sasss sss 1855 aas0
no place with the whites e III ax servspa6, Il.
they are excluded rigidiy f. 81 asesss
and all public places whe - lsaisSs = ssea
When the Knights Of La asis 80
there were ceiored men q sass 2fesu ~ fSstes
cations with coiored mta kkss ssssad ssosa
accommodations, and tla g.sf s. s. s rs. 4
it will be remembered, sougis ac<smuaes ticus
with those of tAeir kind. Onsshe sseond niahe
after the arrival of the delegates number Of
them went to the leading thsater "A light
skinned negro was among them, and he entered
the theater unnoticed and took seat with tAs
white delegates. Some time during the COURSE
of the play he was discovered by some of the
white residents and sensation began to brew
instantly. The next morring the city was IN q
fever of excitement and indignation. The
white residents declared it vas an outrage,
and visited their condemnation upon the whole
organization Of knights of Labor. Meetings
were instantly called by the local assemblies,
the white members demanding Immediate ac-
ton. The affiliation with the cclored delegate
was denounced in bitter terms, even by the
| poor white members OF the local assemblies. and
| in some instances the blacks were 'persuaded'
| to vote for the condemnatory resolutions. Late
in the afternoon on that day it was reported in
Richmond that the visiting knights proposed to
| go to the theater that night and take with them
the colored Kni ght who had accompanied than.
on the previous evening. Excitement at41co.
/ ran to it's highest pitch. / called to SO hoi
major of police to ascertain what he pron1oed "
1 Go IN the event of collision, wh.el then .e4ned
inevitable. The major was an sducatA centssl
man. probably ffty-eight years Eld and who
had held the position fer sixteen Years
II have already directed tho forcs to nro.s..
property and the lives Of white citizens . e.ia
he; "but to not arrest whits msn Tor shootine
negroes who try to enter the theases.p
When the >siA.- e. -'se = ssg6z ss sssss 8 -kxsa
started fcr fae ~ s6sca asas9 as.sas sa4sss
one of the = aas4t sasslkgsss - sssas@s
citizens ] was a4 lfsa. 4assa - sF saiSS.
whites, and iaaisa4al At si.a atsssf
the Knights sss5|
"It is al ,asrs.ges saie Is Y L 49,
to see it Eebassl Gy Assss Is u xs<
negro who sssossz rs saSasss kas sss< 81.
night" ~
1 He was determined man, and d;d not mean
buster, but business One hulered 14rd9
from the theater We encou tsred - crowd. II
was not a moving or boistereus kody oE men
Peaceably they stood around. fillink the Btr644S
in four directions hundred yacis distant from
the scene, so compactly that il required = COR
don of police to make . way fof M Awe
moved up slowly to the theater my friend e:ssh
pride pointed out the citizens vine composed the
great multitude, and said:
s'These are the very best citizens 10 have.
There is railroad magnate; here is banke<3
over there a merchant: this one is : capitsiisk;
all are men of character and means. and not !
single one is excited or drunk. Every man i
armed. and he came here to defend the xepptl.'
ton of his family from insult II s6 eife tl4e31
negroes an inch they will take ! mile ~
negro is in sight Nor il there
| any color fo he geeu Tbt<: fsk =